Dov Dori Interview - The Origins & Future of OPM (Object-Process Methodology)

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- Prof. Dov Dori:
-- https://dovdori.technion.ac.il/

-- https://professional.mit.edu/programs/faculty-profiles/dov-dori

-- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dov-dori-90973

- OPCloud: https://www.opcloud.tech/

- Book: Dori, D. (2016). Model-based systems engineering with OPM and SysML (Vol. 15). New York: Springer.

- Book: Dori, D. (2002). Object-process methodology: A holistic systems paradigm; with cd-rom. Springer Science & Business Media.

- ISO 19450:2024 - Object-Process Methodology: https://www.iso.org/standard/84612.html

Selected Papers:

- Kang, X., Shteingardt, V., Wang, Y., & Dori, D. (2025). Neuro-Conceptual Artificial Intelligence: Integrating OPM with Deep Learning to Enhance Question Answering Quality. arXiv e-prints, arXiv-2502.

- Dori, Dov. "Model‐based standards authoring: ISO 15288 as a case in point." Systems Engineering 27.2 (2024): 302-314.

- Yaroker, Y., Perelman, V. and Dori, D. (2013), An OPM conceptual model-based executable simulation environment: Implementation and evaluation. Syst. Engin., 16: 381-390.

- Somekh, J., Choder, M., & Dori, D. (2012). Conceptual model-based systems biology: Mapping knowledge and discovering gaps in the mRNA transcription cycle. PloS one, 7(12), e51430.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️

00:00:00 Introduction — Who is Dov Dori, what is OPM + PDF notes

00:01:48 OPM fundamentals — objects, processes, diagrams + OPL

00:05:03 Learning OPM quickly — simplicity, books, OPC Cloud

00:07:25 Origin — from information systems to systems engineering

00:14:35 ISO 19450 journey — PAS → ISO, qualitative OPM only

00:16:55 Conceptual → computational OPM — attributes, formulas, simulation

00:18:20 OPM + AI — OPL interpretation, natural language → models

00:24:15 Model-based ISO standards, contradictions, risk modelling

00:35:20 Feedback loops, system dynamics, modelling depth

00:36:50 OPM vs SysML — strengths, diagrams, communication

00:44:20 Beyond engineering — law, contracts, patents, structured knowledge

00:57:30 Neuron demo — OPM in biology + AI narrative generation

01:06:20 Future of OPM — education, kids, neuro-conceptual AGI

01:16:35 Final message

01:17:37 Outro — download PDF notes, buy books, training etc